backwash

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
2. noun The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
3. noun The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
4. noun The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
5. noun The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
6. noun An obscure place; a backwater.
7. noun Synonym of washback.
8. verb To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

backwashes